Sustainability & Climate Change
Food production needs are expected to roughly double over the next 35 years as the world population grows and people in under developed countries become more affluent and demand more calories. Healthy ecosystems are vital to the survival of all organisms. How can we grow crops without harming the environment? How can we balance technology and global food security? What is the right balance of organic and conventional farming? What role can genetics and biotechnology play without compromising the needs of tomorrow?
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Viewpoint: ‘Green enlightenment’ ahead? Why Scotland needs to embrace crop genetic engineering
Scotland is a wee country that has always punched above its weight in agricultural innovation. Some of the best crop ...
New Zealand Farmer on the GMO Moratorium’s Impact on Sustainable Food and Agriculture, and Hopes CRISPR Crops Won’t Face the Same Fate
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Kernza: The perennial wheat that could inject sustainability into commodity farming
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Do climate change threats mean we might have to abandon meat production? These regenerative farmers in Canada say ‘no’
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Will Artificial Intelligence and robotics usher in an era of sustainable precision agriculture?
Across midwestern farms, if Girish Chowdhary has his way, farmers will someday release beagle-sized robots into their fields like a pack ...
‘Expecting farmers to do cultivation as it was done 100 years back is not something we want’: Why organic farming in India is falling far short of hyped promises
Ever wondered why organic farming hasn't taken off given the stated benefits that are reeled out by the powers that ...
How genetic engineering is creating more nutritious, healthier food and protecting crops from ravaging diseases
Despite the objections and protestations of the anti-GMO advocates who equate genetic engineering with “Frankenfoods” and utilize fear and scare ...
Nigeria begins national trials for GM maize
Nigeria is set to begin national performance trials (NPT) for genetically modified (GM) TELA maize as the West African nation ...
Viewpoint: Seed wars — How Russell Brand gets ‘Green Neo-Colonialism’ wrong
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Sustainability benefits of crop biotechnology innovations begin to shine as investors look to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) guidance
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As organic foods go mainstream and prices remain high, survey shows ‘growing skepticism about organic claims’
As organic continues to go mainstream with broader reach outside of the natural channel where it began, it faces increased ...
Cracking wheat’s yield genetic code: Breakthrough grain discovery could provide gains for farmers and consumers
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Climate change is making water saltier and killing crops. Genetic engineering offers possible solution
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Viewpoint: EU’s Farm-to-Fork policy inevitably means plowing rainforests to meet Europe’s expanding food needs
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‘Organic revolution’ in farming? Switzerland and Sri Lanka offer lessons on downside of pushing too aggressively
Amid deepening concern over the damage agrochemicals cause to the environment and public health, organic farming is widely touted as ...
Viewpoint: Nuance in short supply as NYU’s Jennifer Jacquet and Civil Eats bungle meat industry’s role in global warming
Activists frequently assert that 'Big Meat' has tried to deny agriculture's contribution to climate change. Is there any truth to ...
Independent Swedish study finds switch from conventional farming to organic would require 130% additional land to maintain yields
Highlights The distribution of crop and fodder production in organic and conventional farms is established for eight regions of Sweden ...
Confused about difference between genetic engineering and gene editing? Your questions answered
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Biofuels reconsidered: Do we grow too much corn in the United States?
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Viewpoint: ‘Organic farming folly’ — Bjorn Lomborg says Ukraine war has exposed Europe’s ‘self-indulgent obsession’ with low-yield, unsustainable farming
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GLP Podcast: GMO grapes coming soon? Golden Rice is here; FDA’s dubious animal gene-editing rules
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GM insect-resistant corn up for approval in Kenya could help fight devastating aflatoxin poisonings
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Viewpoint: ‘Higher yields and sustainable intensification’ — Russian aggression resets perceptions and policy of global agriculture
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Salt-proof, drought-tolerant wheat developed in Egypt — but GMO ban remains in place
The Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, headed by Dr. Amr El-Hajj, announced that the agricultural research scientists in the authority have ...
